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Two suspects defrauding POS operators with fake alerts arrested in Delta

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3 years ago
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Two suspects defrauding POS operators with fake alerts arrested in Delta
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Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested two suspects who specialised in defrauding unsuspecting Point of Sales (POS) operators by generating fake alerts.

The suspects, Ofemu Obus, 23 years, and Henry Ekpu, aged 28, according to a statement by the spokesperson of the Delta Command, Bright Edafe, were arrested on Thursday, October 27, 2022, by Police Operatives attached to the Command’s Raiders squad.

The police image-maker explained that the suspects who are in custody and undergoing investigation use fake alerts to deceive their victims and defraud them of their money.

DSP Edafe in the statement also said that on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, the Command’s, “operatives of Dragon patrol teams 29 and 26 led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, while on stop and search duty along Warri/Sapele road by Okwuvo in Okpe Local Government Area, intercepted a Daylong motorcycle with Reg. No. Delta UGH 353 VQ carrying two male occupants.

“The Policemen conducted a search on them during which 1 iPhone, 1 Infinix phone, and 1 Nokia torch phone were found on them. While the search was being conducted, the owners of the phones started calling, and they alleged that they were at Sapele and Oghara respectively.

“The two suspects were later identified as John Francis ‘m’ age 26yrs of Uru-Ughelli Street Agbarho and Godsent Orogun ‘m’, age 25yrs of No. 18 Ovwiagba. Suspects are in custody while Investigation is ongoing.”

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